Re: To all of you Negative Wave Tigernetters

bigunfatrat · 2023-01-10T15:03:58.903Z

I have been reading the musings of all you "experts" on football coaching and recruiting. Here are some facts of life you might want to contemplate. 1. Dabo has built this program from the ground up, so he knows how it is working. 2. We have 88 scholarships at school as listed in public. By May 1st, if I have read correctly, we have to be down to 85. 3. Some of you want us to go out and get personnel out of the transfer portal. 4. Who do you cut from a scholarship that you have already promised one to and have signed paperwork. 5. In other words, which of you wishes to play God and chooses whose academic life may be dis-continued by your actions. Dabo has given his word and that is what he stands by. 6. If you think you can do better, go to the AD and submit you plans in writing. That is what got Dabo hired. He had a plan outline in writing. If you cannot specifically show a plan, you are just blowing hot air.

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Jan 10, 2023, 11:05 AM

You upset some fans when you mentioned what is Dabo’s number 1 goal which is Education.

I listened to Tony Elliott and Brandon Streeter speak at an event. He and Tony were great. Their main focus is education since only a hand full of athletes every make it to the pros so Dabo is focused on recruiting quality athletes with character, integrity and honesty. Those are still his main goals. To answer a question I am sure will be ask , yes Dabo wants to win.

He loves those players (kids) and he wants them to leave Clemson as good men who are good husbands, good fathers and good ambassadors for Clemson.

When Dabo was winning NC’s or making it to the college playoffs no one questioned those priorities. We had 10 fantastic years, the best years in Tiger history , now we have had 2 years of adversity but we still won 10 plus games both years. We won last years bowl but lost this years bowl game.

Our fans seemed to have forgotten that even Danny Ford had some years with adversity. In 1982 and 1983 Clemson was 9-1-1 in 1984 we were 7-4 and in 1985 we were 6-6. In his time at Clemson he won 1- NC, 5- ACC Championship 1-12-0 season.

I’m about the same time frame Dabo has won 2- NC’s , 8
ACC titles
Beat SC 7 consecutive years
12 years with 10 or more wins
First college team to finish 15-0

Based on all of this I am with bigunfatrat. I am going to put my trust in a proven winner. We are still a highly ranked team. It may take time to adjust to so many changes in what they still refer to as college football. I think he has earned our Respect and our trust that he knows what changes need to be made and when to stay the coarse.

I don’t like to say it but some of our fans seem to be great winners but are poor losers.

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Clemson had 88 scholarship players. We had 9 or 10 players jump in the portal and a few declare for the NFL.

After all that, we still have 88 players on scholarship. I was never good at math, so someone will have to show me how that works.

There are 115+ teams in NCAA FBS football. Of all those, only one program I know of has yet to use the portal to find a real player. So for some reason all those teams had no issues with scholarship limitations.

If scholarship limitations are really an issue, perhaps we could forgo the nepotism and nit give scholarships to coaches sons.

I'm not saying we should purge the portal and build our program on it. Just use it a little to patch up a weak or low depth area on the team.

And I definitely understand why Dabo is reluctant to use the portal. I think it's dirty business. And I think that's why Dabo doesn't want to get involved. But I'm afraid that's the world we are living in, and if everyone else is using a resource we are not, it's a recipe to fall behind.

One final thing. Can we just get rid of the notion if we question someone we are not supporting them? That's just ridiculous! I go on many national sites and defend Dabo all the time. Because I honestly am very proud to have him as our coach and representing Clemson University! But that doesn't mean I won't question him. No coach is above questioning. No person is above questioning. I question everyone! I question my parents, my wife, my teachers, my preachers, my president, my governor, my dog and my cat. It's life. But it doesn't mean I disrespect them.

To all of you Negative Wave Tigernetters